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AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today applauded the distribution of a $634,000,000 grant awarded to Texas by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding, made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will begin being directly deposited to 393 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH's), Rural Health Clinics (RHC's), and Community Health Centers statewide.
The American people expect their elected officials to put the interests of their countrymen above their own well-being. From the beginning of this crisis, we asked the same of our healthcare professionals, truck drivers, grocery workers, and thousands of others fulfilling essential functions, often at great risk to their own safety. While these members of our workforce have answered their call to serve, the United States House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not responded in kind.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25)called on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to fully utilize the Provider Relief Fund, established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to allow enhanced support for rural health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congressman Williams released the following statement:
KILLEEN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today announced an additional $630,000 grant awarded to Robert Gray Army Airfield by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help maintain airport safety and infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, provided through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP), were made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Rural hospitals and Rural Health Care Clinics (RHC's) provide lifesaving and essential care between mile markers – they serve a crucial function in the wellbeing of our communities. Doctors and nurses in these facilities see patients who would otherwise be burdened with extended travel to the closest hospital for emergency and routine care. For far too long, many operated on limited financial resources and slim margins to keep their doors open.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today praised House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) following his vote to approve the package. H.R. 266 provides an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, $75 billion in hospital assistance, and $25 billion directed toward testing for COVID-19.
The impact of COVID-19 has now spread to nearly every community in the United States, whether the toll has been financial or health related, we have all witnessed how an invisible enemy can alter our lives. Small businesses remain in desperate need of cash flow to retain employees and cover expenses, while our first responders selflessly place themselves on the front lines of a war that has already claimed over 33,000 lives nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, and Gov. Greg Abbott announced grants on Wednesday related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Williams announced a $69,000 grant for the Cleburne Regional Airport, which flows from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES. President Donald Trump signed the bill, which Williams supported, into law. It includes $10 billion in funds to be awarded as economic relief to eligible domestic airports affected by COVID-19.
The Federal Aviation Administration on April 15 awarded the Burnet Municipal Airport a $30,000 grant, part of the CARES Act, to help maintain the facility's operations amid the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today called on Congress to swiftly replenish funding for the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program.